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Mistakes...I didn’t realize I have the same title for 2 entries until someone commented on both of them... I knew the title sounded some what familiar, but didn’t try to verify it...
Oh well, this week is quite a sad week actually... I’ve been taken off the internet in my office; no more surfing and MSN...
Well, have to start on some serious work now...
Resurrected...I wanted a holiday and I got a good long one... Had repeated this story to the doctors many times so let me just repeat this one last time...
On the very first hours of 21st of November, I was suddenly down with fever... Went to the doctor at around 9am and he gave me 2 days MC... “Wah, shiok...” I thought... These 2 days was anything but “shiok”... The only thing I could do was sleep; I couldn’t even get off the bed for long... I’ve only eaten a few spoonfuls of plain porridge and that was just so that I could take my medicine...
Felt comparatively “very much” better on Friday and decided to go to work... I didn’t wear my vest because I expected myself to feel very cold, so I wore my sweater instead... Good thing I did that, as I was freezing in the office... Couldn’t take it anymore and decided to take half day leave... My Project Manager cancelled my leave and made me go to the doctor...
Went to the doctor and he suspected that it might be dengue, so he drew my blood and sent me home... Not without MC until Tuesday that is... “Wah, shiok...” I thought again... Got a call from the clinic in the evening and the only instruction was to pick up my report and go to A&E immediately... Sianzz...
My mind went blank after receiving that call and couldn’t think of anything while waiting for my brother to drive me to the clinic... I asked the receptionist what was the problem and she said, “Your report is bad, so you need to go to the hospital.” Felt very demoralized and confused while on the way to the hospital... Having reached the hospital, the doctor told me I had made a wasted trip; there was neither need for me to take another blood test nor the need to be hospitalized as I was dengue negative and my platelet count, 86, was above the danger level of 80... I was both angry and relieved, cursing the clinic while on my way home...
Went to the polyclinic to take another blood test on Saturday and found that my condition has improved... My GP had requested that I call him after I got my results and he said that I am on my recovery phase, all I need to do now is to rest and go for another blood test on Tuesday for a confirmation... The next 2 days was spent sleeping again, but I managed to get out of my bed for slightly longer than before...
On Tuesday, 27th November, the last day of my MC, I went back to the doctor for what I thought was my final checkup (that’s what the doctor expected as well)... The doctor just drew my blood and sent me home; my fever was gone but the sore throat was very bad...
In the evening, I got a call from the clinic again, this time I was told to get the report from the branch at my condominium... I went down and the receptionist passed me the report as well as the phone... Over the phone, the doctor told me my platelet count was dangerously low and would definitely need to be hospitalized... “Again...” I thought, but this time I knew it was really serious... A normal person’s platelet count is around 150-400, while mine was 65, way below normal and the danger level...
Went to the A&E again prepared to be admitted... Spent 2 nights in the hospital doing nothing... The doctors only came to ask questions and draw my blood... My blood was drawn everyday and was tested dengue positive... On Thursday, 29th November, my platelet count was 111 and I was discharged... I was given 10 days hospitalization leave, all the way to Friday, 7th December... “Wah, shiok...” as again, but this time it was really great...
Since I had fully recovered, the 10 days were really enjoyable... I was already going out on Saturday, 2 days after being discharged... Went out again on Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday... Haha... Feels great to be strolling around on the streets during office hours... Went for another blood test on Friday for another “confirmation”... The previous bad experience made me a bit worried even though it is quite impossible that my platelet count is still low... Got a call from the clinic on Saturday morning and was told my platelet count was 400+...
It will be very difficult to get such holidays again; kinds of make the first week of suffering worth it... Someone always get upset when I say this, “You could had died you know?” That’s what they’ll always say...
So all this explains why I haven’t updated this blog for so long, other than the fact that I’m lazy... Until next time then...
